141. In an experiment, cells are incubated in a nutrient media containing radioactive 35S-methionine for 10 minutes. The media is then removed and replaced with nutrient media containing normal methionine. Periodically, a sample of the cells is removed and the cells are homogenized, centrifuged and organelles isolated. For a protein that will eventually be exported form the cell, which of the following is the correct order in which radioactivity will appear in the organelles of the cells?
(A) Nucleus → rough endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi apparatus → transport vesicles
(B) Cytoplasmic ribosomes → plasma membrane → transport vesicles
(C) Rough endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi apparatus → transport vesicles
(D) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum → cytoplasmic ribosomes → plasma membrane
142. Calcium functions in all of the following ways in animals EXCEPT as
(A) a component in some arthropod skeletons
(B) an intracellular messenger
(C) a cofactor in the coagulation cascade
(D) a carrier for certain plasma proteins
143. Using DNA technology, researches are engineering nitrogen-fixing bacteria that can live in the tissues of nitrogen-demanding plants, which would reduce the use of chemical fertilizers. Which of the following crops would most likely benefit from this kind of research?
(A) Soybeans
(B) Alfalfa
(C) Green beans
(D) Corn
144. Which of the following are functions of human luteinizing hormone (LH) in females?
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
145. Which of the following statements about sea urchin development is correct?
(A) The blastopore will become the mouth
(B) Endoderm will form the future digestive surface
(C) Ectoderm will form the outermost muscle layers
(D) The blasocoel will form the coelom, or body cavity